1303-02-06, Nettleham

that Hugh le Despenser, Guy, earl of Warwick, Pointz, Thomas de Furnivall, Hugh de Curtenay, Andrew de John de Grey of Rotherfeld, John de Insula Vecta, John de and Bernard de Brus paid to Walter de Aylesbury and Master de Essheburn, executors of the will of Edmund, earl of Cornwall, 4s. 2d, (sic), to wit each of them 83 marks 4s. 5d. (sic), for Hilary 29 Edward I, in part payment of 1000 marks that they that they owed to the said earl for Ralph Basset, son and Ralph Basset, tenant in chief, then a minor, in order that Ralph, not of full age, should have seisin of his lands and that he marry, the wardship and marriage having been granted to the ear king in part satisfaction of a debt in which the king was indebted earl, and they were acquitted thereof, as Walter and Alexander acknowledged in chancery for themselves and their co-executors. said Hugh, Guy, Hugh, Thomas, Hugh, Andrew, John, John, and Bernard paid 222/. 4s. 2d. (sic), for Hilary term, in the thirtieth as Walter de Aylesbury, one of the executors of the earl's will, for himself and his co-executors. that Hugh, Guy, [Hugh] Thomas, Hugh, Andrew, John, and Bernard afterwards, in the thirty-first year, paid to the executors 4s. 5d., in full payment of the said 1,000 marks, as appears by the patent sewed to this schedule of Hugh, abbot of Hayles, William and Walter de Aylesbiry, executors of the said will. Schedules Letter of the said abbot, William and Walter, administrators of the issues of the escheatry committed to the said earl by the king in the name of a debt, acknowledging receipt of the aforesaid sum by the hands of James de Berkhamstede, clerk, their receiver, in full payment of the said 1000 marks. Sealed with the seal [now missing] used by them in matters touching the said escheatry, together with James's seal. Dated at Oxford, on Wednesday after the Close of Easter, 31 Edward. Letter from Walter de Ayllesburs to Sir Adam de Osgodeby, requesting him to cause the aforesaid recognisance to be withdrawn (trere), because Ralph (laulyn) Basset has fully paid the 1000 marks, for which he made his recognisance at London in chancery before Adam, as he will remember. In testimony whereof Walter sends to him his letters patent. Dated at Warrewik, Friday after St. Mark, 31 Edward. (Seal missing.) French. MEMBRANE d. to 34